This album was the first soundboard release from Follow That Dream Records. It hit the market in October 2000 and at the time everyone wondered, why the collector's label had chosen a concert from 1976, one of the king's weakest years. However, it soon turned out that this show was the only one, during which Elvis sang "Danny Boy", one of the tracks from his by then latest album "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee". So the long series of live albums really started with something special.

The concert was taped on June 1, 1976 at the Community Center in Tucson/Arizona in front of 10,000 people. Because the engineer didn't tape the opening and the complete band introductions, the songs "See See Rider" and "Love Letters" were taken from a recording of the matinee on May 30th in Odessa/Texas. It's a bit strange that FTD didn't add "Also Sprach Zarathustra", too. Fifteen years later the label used the very same recording to complete the album "Elvis In West Texas" and here "Zarathustra" was used. The sound carrier is housed in a 5" digipak, whose design mirrors the RCA releases of the period. On the cover  Elvis is wearing the "White Egyptian Bird Suit", the same costume the man wore in Tucson. Soundwise the recording is quite good. Of course FTD never bothered to issue any of their albums via the streaming platforms and "cleverly" keeps a whole generation from diving deeper into the work of the king.

As written before, the opening "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is missing and the album starts with the first song. "See See Rider" sounds a bit labored, but in general the performance is ok. 

The fooling around with the word "well" was cut, so we directly move on to the medley of "I Got A Woman" and "Amen". As before, Elvis doesn't burst of energy, but manages to present an acceptable version of the Ray Charles hit. Of course he includes "Amen", parodies his moves from the 1950s and gives JD Sumner an opportunity to show off his deep voice. Finally he reprises "I Got A Woman", throws his guitar to Charlie Hodge and talks a bit to the fans at the edge of the stage.

Elvis uses the old ballad "Love Me" to keep up the contact to his fans and to provide them with scarfs.

Now the king focuses on the music again. It's anything but a bad performance, nevertheless Elvis lacks the zest of his earlier days.

After a few bars the singer stops the band, because a woman in front of the stage has attrakted his awareness. He takes care of the fan and begins again. It's the best performance of the evening so far, especially the chorus is belted out in impressive style.

Now the king announces a medley of old recordings and jokes, that he has recorded 1,400 songs starting with "Oh well...". He sings "Oh well...when my blue moon turns to gold again", but then segues into the unavoidable "All Shook Up". Maybe "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" would have been the better choice, because Elvis just mubles through his mega seller from 1957 and doesn't show a lot of interest.

The medley is used for the distribution of scarfs and kisses. Of course the fans love it, they didn't come for the music. They simply want to see Elvis and are happy to get his attention.

With the ballad "And I Love You So" the king presents a track from his previous years' album "Elvis Today". Unfortunately the rendition reveals, how much his voice has worsened in the past 12 or 18 months. The singer obviously likes the song and does the best he can, but his vibrato is not under control and at times he has trouble to hold the notes.

The faster tunes hide his condition. "Jailhouse Rock" sounds fine and reminds everyone of their youth.

Once again the slow song reveals the king's vocal troubles. His harmony singer, Mr. Sherrill Nielsen, covers some of Elvis' problems, but he's lightyears away from what can be heared on the album "Promised Land", released a year and half ago.

The oldie "Fever" is pure entertainment. Even though being out of shape, a move of his leg is enough to make the ladies scream. Elvis obviously has fun and everyone has a good time.

Back in 1970 Elvis' version of Tony Joe White's "Polk Salad Annie" was pure dynamite, but now the king's moves are slow and sluggish. However, at the end of his performance he does a knee-bend, which just a few people might have expected of him. His voice also lacks the energy the song needs. Albeit being not in the condition to celebrate the tune as he did just a few years earlier, Elvis does the best he can and obviously likes "Polk Salad Annie" a lot. The fans don't care anyway. They don't see the chubby, middle aged man. They see the glorious image of ELVIS.

Nevertheless the real Mr. Presley needs a break and therefore he takes some time to introduce the band. Well, actually he takes a lot of time. Everyone is playing a solo, each member of the vocal groups is introduced by name. In-between Elvis sings a nice version of "Early Morning Rain" and a not so nice version of "Love Letters". The ballad includes many soft notes, which have to be held for quite some time. While having done that masterfully in 1966, he's unable to do it now.

Thankfully his latest single "Hurt" impresses the fans with loudly belted out lines. That's something Elvis still can do very well and tonight's rendition is no exception. Because the fans like it so much, the king even sings the song twice.

Elvis continues with the rocker "Burning Love". He mixes up some of the lyrics, but apart from this minor mistake it's a good performance.

Now a fan yells out a request for "For The Good Times". Elvis doesn't want to do it, but offers "Help Me Make It Through The Night" instead. Well, at least both songs have been written by the same guy. However, his rendition is nice and certainly can live up to the one on the album "Elvis Now".

Other fans try to seize the moment, too, and yell out songs from the singer's latest album "From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee". One of them is "The Last Farewell", but the king admits, that he doesn't know the words. Someone on stage mentions, that "Danny Boy" is on the album, too. Obviously everyone is confident to play the well-known classic without a rehearsal and so they give it a try. I must say, that I am deeply impressed with the result. The guys on stage remember the song very well, in-between Elvis can be heared giving instructions to his musicians. Great stuff by any means!!!

Unfortunately the highlight is followed by a train wreck, that used to be the rock'n'roll classic "Hound Dog". Elvis mumbles through the same four lines over and over again and shakes his chubby, stiff body to the brass sounds of the orchestra. Of course the fans love it (they obviously also would love to watch him picking his nose), but after a highlight like "Danny Boy" this performance is a punch to the stomach.

Now Elvis asks for the houselights to be turned on, because he wants to take a look at the audience. Then he sings the country ballad "Funny, How Time Slips Away". Once again the king uses the opportunity to throw a scarf or two into the audience.

Compared to most of his other shows, Elvis bows out quite extensively. Then he sings his usual closing song "Can't Help Falling In Love" and exits the stage to the sounds of the "Closing Riff".